It's striking that she's got pretty much the same theme as the speaker from the previous year - Tolkien and Lewis created fantasy of an immersive quality that has been lost in the recent decades' offerings, and the genre ain't what it used to be.

I am happy to be able to disagree that there isn't a lot of fantasy rooted in place, in where we come from, in our loses today, and fantasy that stimulates wonder. That's what I want as well, and there's a lot out there.

I bet it was glorious to be there to see and hear this lecture. But I've watched 5 minutes of this video and it hasn't been in focus once and I can't hear a word she's saying. Such a pity.

@tolkienlecture

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, my camera just refused to focus, I don't know why. I was so annoyed when I watched the footage back! As Austin Hackney it's easier to listen with headphones. You might also like to try the podcast which was recorded on a different mic pembrokemcr.com/tolkien/podcast/2016-lecture.mp3

It's so hard to understand what she's saying, I'd like to write down all the names she's listing but can't hear them well enough to work it out :(

@tolkienlecture

8 жыл бұрын

Sorry the quality's bad. As others have said it's easier to hear with headphones. You might also want to try the podcast which might be a little clearer: pembrokemcr.com/tolkien/podcast/2016-lecture.mp3

kzread.info/dash/bejne/g6Ohxs2AdL3TnMo.html

Such poor audio quality that this is nothing but absolutely unintelligible blather. Sad.

@lunarhine1995

Жыл бұрын

In replies to above comments, there is a link to the podcast version, in which the audio quality is better.